After defeating two strong opponents, Carolina Marin and Lina Kjaersfeldt, Nguyen Thuy Linh will face Kim Ga-eun in the quarter-finals of the China Masters 2023. The Korean player is ranked 15th in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings.
Kim Ga-eun started the match better and led by 4 points at one point in the first set. Nguyen Thuy Linh continued to show good form, persistently chasing and leading her opponent 14-10.
Nguyen Thuy Linh stopped at the quarter-finals of China Masters. (Photo: Getty Images)
The two players battled for the rest of the set. At the decisive moment, Kim Ga-eun showed more steadfastness to maintain a 2-point lead and win with a score of 21-19.
In the second set, Nguyen Thuy Linh's weakness was exposed. She no longer had enough stamina and accuracy in her shots against a higher-class opponent. Kim Ga-eun quickly created a large difference in points and won 21-10.
Kim Ga-eun beat Nguyen Thuy Linh to advance to the semi-finals. Her opponent is the winner of the match between He Bingjiao and Chen Yufei. These are the two athletes who won the bronze and silver medals in women's singles badminton at the 19th ASIAD.
Nguyen Thuy Linh stopped at the top 8 of the China Masters 2023 badminton tournament. With this achievement, Vietnam's number one tennis player increased 2 places, reaching 20th place in the world on the BWF rankings.
If she maintains her position in the top 34 players in the BWF rankings, Nguyen Thuy Linh will have a place at the 2024 Paris Olympics. That is why the 1997-born player needs to continuously participate in international tournaments to accumulate points.
Phuong Mai
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